What is this?

Coracle is a web client for the Nostr protocol. While Nostr is useful for many things, Coracle focuses on providing a high-quality social media experience. Check it out at coracle.social.

Dufflepud is a companion server which you can self-host. It helps Coracle with things like link previews and image uploads.

If you like Coracle and want to support its development, you can donate sats via Geyser.

Features

• Threads/social
• Profile search using NIP-50
• Login via extension
• Profile sharing via QR codes
• NIP 05 verification
• Bech32 entity search
• Notifications
• Chat and direct messages
• Note composition with mentions and topics
• Profile pages, follow/unfollow
• Thread and person muting, collapse thread
• Smart relay selection and display
• Invoice, quote, mention, link, image, and video rendering
• Installable as a progressive web app
• Integrated media uploads
• Lightning zaps
• Feeds customizable by person, relay, and topic using NIP-51
• AUTH (NIP-42) support for paid relays
• Multiplextr support for reducing bandwidth
• Profile and note metadata
• White-labeling support
• Exportable copy of all user events
• Reporting and basic distributed moderation
• Content and person recommendations

You can find a more complete changelog here.

Run Coracle locally:

• Clone the project repository: git clone https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle.git
• Navitage to the project directory: cd coracle
• Install dependencies: npm install
• Add an env file from the template: cp env.template env.local
• Start the development server: npm run dev